A visit to the Williams Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Williams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Cemetery:
34.0882, -89.0006
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williams Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Pontotoc. Pontotoc lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Williams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East County Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holladay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Holladay Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay Cemetery
- Redland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Redland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- McCleskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCleskey Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleskey Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Algoma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253925 <5>
- Halsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Halsey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Edington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edington Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edington Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- The Troy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falkner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59258 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Ross Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ross Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Hill Cemetery
- Smerney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smerney Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smerney Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Houlka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
- Goodford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Algoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thelma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Pannell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Van Vleet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Pontotoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Nixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Loyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Possum Trot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Turnpike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Shannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bissell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Toccopola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Sarepta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Vardaman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Thaxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ecru
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Plantersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tupelo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Williams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Ecru
- Houston
- Okolona
- Pontotoc
- Tupelo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Williams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Williams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679710 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679710 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Houlka
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0881638 Lon: -89.0006165
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williams Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |